MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 17 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft welcomes Josh Bass to the firm's Private Equity practice in the Cleveland office. Bass' practice primarily involves advising private equity firms, public and private companies, and real estate sponsors in connection with structuring and negotiating complex business transactions, including domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, business formations, joint ventures, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizatio more PR

MOORHEAD, Minnesota, May 16 -- Concordia College issued the following news: Throughout their college experience, students at Concordia must complete two Pivotal Experiences in Applied Knowledge (PEAKs). These experiences come in a variety of opportunities, including projects through Concordia Language Villages (CLV). The projects are co-designed by the student and CLV to give them practical applications that also strengthen their language skills. The flexibility of this means that the projects more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 16 -- Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan today joined the higher education community to urge students to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. Currently, FAFSA completion rates are down 20.5 percent nationally. In Minnesota, completions are down 16 percent from last year, due in part to technical difficulties associated the with new FAFSA form launched  more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 17 (TNSres) -- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued the following news on May 16, 2024: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) will set approximately 20,000 insect traps this year to survey for spongy moth (Lymantria dispar). The traps will be set throughout the eastern half of the state. This work is part of the MDA's annual trapping survey program, designed to protect Minnesota's forests and urban areas from spongy moth by identifying potential probl more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 17 -- The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: * * * Labor Force Also Grows * * * Minnesota employers added jobs for the fourth straight month, up 3,900 jobs from March to April on a seasonally adjusted basis, with the private sector gaining 5,500 jobs, according to information released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). Minnesota has gained jobs 10 more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 16 (TNSres) -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Governor Tim Walz today announced over $100 million in state grants will be awarded to organizations serving Minnesotans facing homelessness. The money is supporting a number of services including street outreach, shelter, and harm reduction for drug users. The Minnesota Department of Human Services awarded four sets of grants to support Minnesotans experiencing homelessness l more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 16 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Governor Tim Walz today announced $6.2 million in new grants to expand child care across the state. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has awarded 21 organizations with Child Care Economic Development Grants - the state's largest-ever round of funding for this program. The funding is expected to increase child care program capacity by 2,241 slots. "Making Minnesota  more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 16 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan today announced nearly $1 million in grants through the Farm to School and Early Care Grants program to increase access to Minnesota-grown foods. The grants are administered through the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA). "Thanks to our free school meals program, more students than ever are eating breakfast and lunch at sc more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 16 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Governor Tim Walz today signed six bipartisan bills into law, including the Transportation Policy Omnibus, Pensions Supplemental Budget, and Department of Human Rights policy bills. Chapter 96, House File 3800 allows for the establishment of housing cooperatives. The bill also outlines the organization, operation, and powers of the board of directors of cooperatives. Chapter 101, Hous more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 17 (TNSres) -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on May 16, 2024: The Minnesota Senate adopted the Elections Conference Committee Report (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF4772&version=0&session=ls93.0&session_year=2024&session_number=0&type=ccr) early on Thursday morning. Senator Mark Koran (R-North Branch) released the following statement on the final bill: "This highly partisan election bill takes Minnesota backward an more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 17 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on May 16, 2024: Yesterday the Minnesota Senate passed the supplemental budget for Judiciary and Public Safety needs, after nearly six and half hours of debate, and more than a dozen accepted amendments. Republicans were able to get a number of bipartisan amendments added onto the bill, making this bill a true bipartisan effort. "This bill reflects the good work we can get done for Minnesota when we more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 17 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on May 16, 2024: Yesterday the Minnesota Senate passed the supplemental budget for Judiciary and Public Safety needs, after nearly six and half hours of debate, and more than a dozen accepted amendments. Republicans were able to get a number of bipartisan amendments added onto the bill, making this bill a true bipartisan effort. "This is a good bipartisan bill and a testament to what we can get done more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 16 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news: Minnesota State Senator Carla Nelson (R-Rochester) is applauding a conference committee of House and Senate negotiators on the education finance bill for adopting an amendment she championed to preserve funding and eligibility for Rochester's groundbreaking P-TECH program. Senator Nelson had been sharply critical of a provision authored by Senator Liz Boldon (DFL-Rochester) earlier in session that  more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 17 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on May 16, 2024: Yesterday the Minnesota Senate passed the supplemental budget for Judiciary and Public Safety needs, after nearly six and half hours of debate, and more than a dozen accepted amendments. Republicans were able to get a number of bipartisan amendments added onto the bill, making this bill a true bipartisan effort. "This bill is better because of the bipartisan work we did on the floor more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 16 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus posted the following newsletter on May 15, 2024, from State Sen. Rich Draheim, R-Madison Lake: * * * Friends and neighbors Quick update on Democrat gun control bills. On Thursday, Democrats passed the first gun control bill of this session. Instead of trying a path of true bipartisan cooperation, they chose to play partisan politics and throw controversial provisions into a bill that could have been fairly benign. The bil more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 17 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented Dessert Holdings in its acquisition of Kenny's Great Pies, a premier manufacturer of high quality, clean label, cream-based pies from Kaho Partners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The announcement was made public on May 15 in a press release. Dessert Holdings, based in St. Paul, Minnesota, is premium dessert company. The Ropes & Gray team was led by private equity pa more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 17 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft is pleased to have acted as legal counsel to Softcrylic in its sale to Hexaware Technologies. Headquartered in Minneapolis and New Jersey, Softcrylic is a premier data consulting firm offering a wide range of services, including strategy and advisory, engineering, data and analytics, marketing technology, and The Data Desk, a unique solution that provides ongoing data management support. Hexaware, a portfolio  more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 17 (TNSres) -- UnitedHealth Group issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: * * * The data reveal high school and college students self-report similar mental and behavioral health concerns, but at significantly different rates Data suggest more frequent conversations between students and parents may impact outcomes * * * UnitedHealthcare today announced new survey findings from its second annual Student Behavioral Health Report, revealing college student more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 16 -- The University of Minnesota issued the following news release: On Saturday, June 15, the University of Minnesota Twin Cities will host its third annual U of M Juneteenth Celebration from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in North Minneapolis. This free block party and commemorative march -- centering on the theme of We are the Noise: The Echoes of Our Ancestors -- will feature Black vendors, speakers, workshops, poster showcases, storytellers, musicians, performers, DJs, roll more PR